First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Is FR or ARE a better dividend stock?

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 88.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FR or ARE?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FR or ARE?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust	$684.44M	9.55	$287.55M	$2.02	24.45
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$3.12B	4.42	$322.95M	$0.76	104.79

Do analysts recommend FR or ARE?

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $55.91, suggesting a potential upside of 13.20%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $99.54, suggesting a potential upside of 24.99%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the media refer more to FR or ARE?

In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 3 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 8 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 1.11 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FR or ARE more profitable?

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 39.04% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 9.82% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust	39.04%	9.82%	5.06%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities	4.62%	0.64%	0.38%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FR or ARE?

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.